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Community Harvest Food Bank CEO John Wolf is originally from Columbia, Illinois, and started his career at Walmart while attending Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. After graduating with his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Marketing and Management), he continued his career with Walmart, which included the opening of the first Walmart Supercenter in Washington, Missouri. John’s career encompassed 14 moves through Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, and Indiana. He spent 24 years as a district/market manager, managing 8-16 Walmart stores, before retiring after 34 years. During this time, John oversaw all areas of food management, including preparation, safety & sanitation, transportation, and cold-chain management. In addition, he ensured that employee qualifications and quality standards were consistently met. John has been involved with Community Harvest Food Bank since his first 2005 meeting with Jane Avery, our late Executive Director. His initial involvement began with a pilot market to establish the retail food pickup program. The program has resulted in 1-1.5 million pounds donated annually to Community Harvest since inception. John served on the Community Harvest Board of Directors until 2015, and is a former Board President. In January 2016, he officially became CEO of Community Harvest as part of the new leadership team with Carmen Cumberland, CHFB President.

Kelsey Mellard was named Chief Executive Officer in March of 2021. Before joining the company in 2018, Mellard was the Head of Partnerships at Honor in San Francisco.

Leslie (Harless) Bacho is the CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. She previously worked at SF-Marin Food Bank as Chief Operating Officer. She attended Duke University .